Reproductive biology of Vinciguerria nimbaria in the equatorial waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1116-1136

  Stequert, B ^a   Menard, F ^b   Marchal, E ^c  

^a IRD Centre de Bretagne   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c Institut Oceanographique de Paris   (France)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Histology; Reproduction; Spawning; Vinciguerria nimbaria

Indexed keywords

DIEL MIGRATION; HISTOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPAWNING POPULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EAST);

VINCIGUERRIA; VINCIGUERRIA NIMBARIA;

EID: 2342539713     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00104.x     Document Type: Article

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